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ERIC Number: EJ184011
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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The Current Status of Three Major Techniques for the Assessment of Social Competence in the Diagnosis of the Potentially Retarded Child
Givens, Thelma
Southern Journal of Educational Research, 12, 2, 75-84, Spr 78
Presenting an overview of the forces responsible for the current impetus to evaluate social competency as one component of mental retardation, this article reviews the American Association on Mental Deficiency Adaptive Behavior Scale, the Vineland Social Maturity Scale, and the newly published system of Multi-Cultural and Pluralistic Assessment. (JC)
Descriptors: Children, Diagnostic Tests, Interpersonal Competence, Measurement Instruments, Mental Retardation, Status, Synthesis, Test Validity
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Identifiers: Adaptive Behavior Scales; American Association on Mental Deficiency; Vineland Social Maturity Scale